Executives at both retailers have touted the benefits of a merger: cost savings, diversifying their product lines and little overlap between their customers. And Ricky Sandler, CEO of Eminence Capital, a New York hedge fund that is Men’s Wearhouse’s largest shareholder, has come out in favor of a merger.

In a Monday statement regarding the rejection, Jos. A. Bank said it would continue to review acquisition opportunities.

Men’s Wearhouse’s full statement is below:

Given Jos. A. Bank's repeated expressions of interest in engaging in good faith discussions about a possible combination with Men's Wearhouse, we are surprised that Jos. A. Bank has rejected our proposal. The Men's Wearhouse all-cash proposal to acquire Jos. A. Bank has compelling strategic logic and the potential to deliver substantial benefits to our respective shareholders, employees and customers. While it is our strong preference to work collaboratively with Jos. A. Bank to realize the benefits of this transaction, we are continuing to carefully consider all of our options to make this combination a reality, including nominating director candidates at Jos. A. Bank's next annual meeting of shareholders.

As previously announced, the Men's Wearhouse proposal represents a 45% premium over Jos. A. Bank's unaffected enterprise value and a 32% premium over Jos. A. Bank's closing share price on October 8, 2013, the day prior to the public announcement of Jos. A. Bank's proposal to acquire Men's Wearhouse. The transaction represents a 9.1x enterprise value to last twelve months ("LTM") Adjusted EBITDA multiple (assuming $133 million of LTM Adjusted EBITDA as of August 3, 2013), a significant premium to Jos. A. Bank's proposal to acquire Men's Wearhouse. Men's Wearhouse intends to finance the transaction with a combination of balance sheet cash and debt financing.